March 8, 2009 Archive

Music

• Music DVD Review: Bonnaroo 2008 - Live

  A little taste of what Bonnarooers were privilege to witness and enjoy.

  Review in Music — by Cinema Sentries — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Jeff Beck - performing this week...live at Ronnie Scott's

  Jeff Beck's week long residency at the London nightclub is captured up close and personal on a great concert DVD.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music Review: Taylor Hicks – The Distance

  Can this former American Idol winner go The Distance with his post Media 19 release?

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music Review: Bridge and Tunnel - East/West

  “Hold the pen to their neck until they sign the check”

  Review in Music — by Mike Hammer — on Mar 08, 2009

• Interview: Todd Kowalski of Propaghandi

  Bassist Todd Kowalski was kind enough to answer some questions for me as well as talks about Propaghandi's new CD.

  Interview in Music — by Brian McConville — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music Review: All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson

  Kelly Clarkson Rebounds with All I Ever Wanted

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Vanilla Fudge - When Two Worlds Collide

  Got a sweet tooth for some heavy-metal Motown? Then Vanilla Fudge is the cure.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music Review: Barr, Blandbladen, Graveyard, The Oresund Space Collective

  Log on, turn up, and space out. Four psychedelic flavored albums not to be missed.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Mar 08, 2009

• Every Scratch, Every Click, Every Heartbeat: The Beatles - "Please Please Me"

  What really clinched the deal for Beatles’ fandom was my instantaneously rapturous reaction to the giddy pop thrill of “Please Please Me.”

  Opinion in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music Review: Schumacher/Sanford Sound Assembly - Edge of the Mind

  Two adventurous composers lead a 17-piece jazz orchestra.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music Review: Lehnen - This Could Be Our Dream Home

  An impressive debut from a part-American, part-European band from Austria.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music Review: The Moody Blues - A Question Of Balance

  The Moody Blues: Chapter 6.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Mar 08, 2009

• Music Review: The Rippingtons - Modern Art

  A 20+ year career -- one that includes almost that many albums -- is a pretty good indicator of success.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Mar 08, 2009

Politics

• Fat, Lazy Americans Feed the Thriving Health Care Industry

  Without fat, lazy Americans Wall Street wouldn't invest in health care. A prescription for a new health care paradigm...

  Opinion in Politics — by Silas Kain — on Mar 08, 2009

• The Death Of The General

  The world will not end when General Motors Corporation breathes its last as the once great, preeminent, American capitalist conglomerate.

  Opinion in Politics — by Aetius Romulous — on Mar 08, 2009

• California Gay Rights Activists Show Us Intolerance Works Both Ways

  The California Supreme Court went to session earlier this week to decide whether Proposition 8 is valid or invalid.

  Opinion in Politics — by Tan The Man — on Mar 08, 2009

• State Sovereignty Movement Hits Partisan Roadblock

  As democratic legislators move to block efforts to assert state sovereignty, the time for complacency is past.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 08, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Watchmen: The Film Companion by Peter Aperlo

  Who watches the Watchmen get made? You can with his book.

  Review in Books — by El Bicho — on Mar 08, 2009

• Book Review: The Decisive Moment: How the Brain Makes Up Its Mind by Jonah Lehrer

  Emotion is the dominant factor in pretty well every decision that we, all human beings, make.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 08, 2009

• Book Review: The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America by Thomas S. Kidd

  A wonderful primer on early American evangelicalism and revivalism, rich in drama and anecdotal evidence.

  Review in Books — by Brandon Cozart — on Mar 08, 2009

• Book Review: Carpentaria: A Novel by Alexis Wright

  Part mystical, part practical, an absorbing and eventually enthralling view of Australia and Aboriginals from the inside out.

  Review in Books — by Georganna Hancock — on Mar 08, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: The Shiralee

  In the Australian Outback, a family is born.

  Review in Video — by Friend Mouse — on Mar 08, 2009

• Movie Review: Push

  At times entertaining but ultimately uneven and unsatisfying.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Mar 08, 2009

• DVD Review: A Good Day To Be Black And Sexy

  Dennis Dortch’s A Good Day To Be Black And Sexy has the sex and the things that occur after it, but not much else.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Mar 08, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Role Models

  A so-so comedy that features a pretty solid Blu-ray release.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Mar 08, 2009

• Movie Review: A Viking Saga: Son of Thor

  A low budget Viking film examined through a trip to the future.

  Review in Video — by Joshua Wiebe — on Mar 08, 2009

• Fewer Than 24 Random Thoughts on 24

  Does Jack Bauer have a bank account?

  Opinion in Video — by Brad Laidman — on Mar 08, 2009

• DVD Review: 7th Heaven: The Eighth Season

  Pure bliss for fans of bland family television.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Mar 08, 2009

• Movie Review: 28 Days Later

  What else summons terror like zombie horror?

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Mar 08, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Pinocchio 2-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition

  A Disney animated gem that excels in high definition.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Mar 08, 2009

• DVD Review: The Odd Couple Centennial Collection

  One of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon's earlier collaborations gets the double-disc treatment from Paramount.

  Review in Video — by Joshua Wiebe — on Mar 08, 2009

• DVD Review: Dark Dreamers (2000-2001)

  A great assortment of interviews with many pioneers in the field of the Fantastique.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Mar 08, 2009

• DVD Review: Role Models - Rated and Unrated

  A raunchy comedy done right.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Mar 08, 2009

Culture

• The Secret, The Law of Attraction, and Christianity

  It can be difficult to view both sides of a discussion and see what is valid and what may be skewed.

  Opinion in Culture — by Beth K — on Mar 08, 2009

• Second Chances: Brandon Bond Talks Pit Bulls, Redemption, and Michael Vick

  Everyone deserves a second chance.

  News in Culture — by ASiCat — on Mar 08, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Figaro/Figaro

  This extended Figar-anza with music is an exercise in extremes and an interesting concept. Unfortunately, half is also an ordeal.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Mar 08, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Darwin Versus Genesis

  The debate between Darwin and Genesis theory has been going on for years, will it ever be settled?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by infinitehats — on Mar 08, 2009